Downtown Jersey City Councilman Steven Fulop has pledged to keep trying to pass measures that would cut benefits for members of part-time boards and put the city seal on city-owned vehicles, even though it will take six more months.

Fulop tried unsuccessfully to reintroduce three ordinances at Wednesday's meeting. One would eliminate health benefits for the Jersey City Incinerator Authority board, one would eliminate benefits for the Municipal Utilities Authority board, and one would place the city seal on city vehicles, particularly those driven by council members and select city workers who are allowed to take the cars home.

"The JCIA, MUA and cars are an example of the hypocrisy that got us in this mess," Fulop said. "On one hand we need to cut the low-level workers, but at the same time protect the nonsense benefits and free cars they give to friends. I will be back again."

The cars measure failed, 7-1, with Fulop as the sole supporter. Ward B Councilman David Donnelly was absent.

The benefits measures were defeated 5-3, with Fulop, Ward F Councilwoman Viola Richardson, who supported them last time, and Councilwoman at large Willie Flood voting yes.

Ward A Councilman Michael Sottolano noted that earlier this year the council voted to make JCIA and MUA board members pay 20 percent of their health care premiums.